Ron DeSantis may have gotten married at Disney, but his relationship with the Magic Kingdom did not get a “happily ever after.” The entertainment giant is suing the Florida governor and other state officials, alleging the DeSantis administration waged a “campaign of government retaliation” against Disney in violation of the …
Read More »Montana Legislature Punishes Trans Lawmaker for Telling It Like It Is
On Wednesday, after closing the House Chamber gallery to the public, Montana’s House Republicans voted to ban State Rep. Zooey Zephyr, who is trans, from entering the chamber floor, anteroom, and gallery for the rest of this session. Zephyr, a Democrat, will still be able to vote remotely on legislation. …
Read More »Satan Fired Tucker Carlson, Right-Wing Christians Say
Right-wing Christians who claim to have “prophetic” insight into America’s “spiritual warfare” are declaring Fox News’ decision to sack Tucker Carlson a victory for Lucifer. The religious clamor around the ousting of the conservative prime-time host has provided further fuel as our divided country hurtles toward another combustible presidential election. …
Read More »Bragg Seeks to Muffle, But Not Gag, Trump From Discussing Evidence
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office is seeking to bar former President Donald Trump from publicly distributing evidence submitted by prosecutors to his attorneys during the discovery phase of New York’s criminal case against him. While the request from Bragg’s office is not an explicit gag order, it lays bare …
Read More »Fox Anchors Struggle to Fill Tucker Carlson-Shaped Hole
On Monday morning Fox News crash landed into a new era of poisonous, right-wing propaganda production — one without their leading man Tucker Carlson. The network, which had long defended Carlson from all forms of backlash, announced in a statement that “Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to …
Read More »Biden Takes Aim at 'MAGA Extremists' in 2024 Announcement Vid
Joe Biden is back for another round. The president has put doubts to rest, and declared himself a candidate for reelection in 2024. Biden made the announcement in a video address released early Tuesday morning, exactly four years after he announced his 2020 campaign. “Around the country, MAGA extremists are …
Read More »Neil Gorsuch Has Joined the Supreme Court Ethics Scandal Party
Clarence Thomas is not alone. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has also benefitted financially from parties with an interest in the high court’s business while neglecting to disclose the relationship, growing concerns over corruption within the institution. Politico reported on Tuesday that Gorsuch had been trying to sell a piece …
Read More »DeSantis' Surgeon General Doctored Covid Vaccine Study
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo altered the findings of a 2022 Covid-19 vaccine study to present the risk of adverse cardiac events in vaccinated males as being higher than it actually was, according to documents obtained by Politico. In a draft of the study, Ladapo, a vocal vaccine skeptic associated …
Read More »Bernie Sanders Endorses Biden for President
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders may sit at different ends of the spectrum of Democratic politics, but the progressive senator from Vermont is already throwing his weight behind the incumbent’s 2024 reelection bid. “The last thing this country needs is a Donald Trump or some other right-wing demagogue who is …
Read More »Tucker Carlson Made My Life 'A Living Hell,' Says Ex-Producer
Former Tucker Carlson producer Abby Grossberg had a lot to say about her ex-boss, detailing her experience with the noxious behind-the-scenes culture of Tucker Carlson Tonight in an interview with MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace on Tuesday. Grossberg filed two explosive lawsuits against Fox News in March. She alleges that the network …
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